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4 Jul 2022
	Topic:	Conservatism	Political philosophy that emphasizes respect for traditional institutions
		Articles	Two Libertarian Classics Reviews of Albert Jay Nock's Our Enemy the State and John T. Flynn's As We Go Marching

	Topic:	Fascism	Politico-economic system where the means of production are nominally in private hands but controlled by a combination of state and business interests
		Articles	Two Libertarian Classics Reviews of Albert Jay Nock's Our Enemy the State and John T. Flynn's As We Go Marching

	Topic:	Flynn, John T.	American journalist, author of The Roosevelt Myth
		Articles	Two Libertarian Classics Reviews of Albert Jay Nock's Our Enemy the State and John T. Flynn's As We Go Marching

	Topic:	Imperialism	Domination or control, by one country, of one or more other countries or territories
		Articles	Two Libertarian Classics Reviews of Albert Jay Nock's Our Enemy the State and John T. Flynn's As We Go Marching

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	Two Libertarian Classics Reviews of Albert Jay Nock's Our Enemy the State and John T. Flynn's As We Go Marching

	Topic:	Nock, Albert Jay	Author of Our Enemy, The State, founder of The Freeman (1920-24)
		Articles	Two Libertarian Classics Reviews of Albert Jay Nock's Our Enemy the State and John T. Flynn's As We Go Marching

	Topic:	Rothbard, Murray	Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
		Writings	Two Libertarian Classics Reviews of Albert Jay Nock's Our Enemy the State and John T. Flynn's As We Go Marching

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	The Third Industrial Revolution: Not As Easy to Co-opt as the Second Compares the first (steam and hydraulic power) and second (electric power) industrial revolutions with the new micromanufacturing and networked communications technologies and the ability of dominant players to co-opt the third revolution
			Two Libertarian Classics Reviews of Albert Jay Nock's Our Enemy the State and John T. Flynn's As We Go Marching

	Topic:	Technology	Practical application of engineering or technical processes
		Articles	The Third Industrial Revolution: Not As Easy to Co-opt as the Second Compares the first (steam and hydraulic power) and second (electric power) industrial revolutions with the new micromanufacturing and networked communications technologies and the ability of dominant players to co-opt the third revolution

1 Jul 2022
	Topic:	Chodorov, Frank	Editor of two versions of The Freeman, at the Henry George School of Social Science and the Foundation for Economic Education
		Writings	Taxation Is Robbery Chapter XXII, previously published in 1947 as a Human Events pamphlet; starting with the historical origins of taxation, proceeds to examine its indirect and direct forms and the rationales behind it

	Topic:	Corporatism	Socio-economic system in which large businesses exert influence over and benefit from government policies
		Articles	Taxation Is Robbery Chapter XXII, previously published in 1947 as a Human Events pamphlet; starting with the historical origins of taxation, proceeds to examine its indirect and direct forms and the rationales behind it

	Topic:	Education, Compulsory	Attendance in schools that is mandated by laws
		Articles	The Sphere of Government: Nineteenth Century Theories: 1. John Stuart Mill Critiques John Stuart Mill's ideas on what are the "necessary" and "optional" functions of government

	Topic:	Government, Limited	Restricting government to its proper functions, defined by law
		Articles	The Sphere of Government: Nineteenth Century Theories: 1. John Stuart Mill Critiques John Stuart Mill's ideas on what are the "necessary" and "optional" functions of government

	Topic:	Hazlitt, Henry	Journalist, author of Economics in One Lesson
		Writings	The Sphere of Government: Nineteenth Century Theories: 1. John Stuart Mill Critiques John Stuart Mill's ideas on what are the "necessary" and "optional" functions of government

	Topic:	Iran	Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1979 by the Jomhuri ye Eslāmi ye Irān
		Articles	The State: Judge in its Own Cause Explores, with several historical examples, the United States government's role in judging itself or disregarding its laws

	Topic:	Iraq	Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 2005 by the Jumhūriyyat Al-‘Irāq
		Articles	The State in the Dock Reflects on the then ongoing trial of Saddam Hussein (2004-2006) and wonders what would happen if other heads of state, including George W. Bush, were put on trial

	Topic:	Mill, John Stuart	Nineteenth century British philosopher and economist, author of On Liberty
		Articles	The Sphere of Government: Nineteenth Century Theories: 1. John Stuart Mill Critiques John Stuart Mill's ideas on what are the "necessary" and "optional" functions of government

	Topic:	Politics	The practices of guiding, influencing or controlling government
		Articles	Taxation Is Robbery Chapter XXII, previously published in 1947 as a Human Events pamphlet; starting with the historical origins of taxation, proceeds to examine its indirect and direct forms and the rationales behind it

	Topic:	Social Security Tax	Tax imposed on employers and employees to fund the Social Security system
		Articles	Taxation Is Robbery Chapter XXII, previously published in 1947 as a Human Events pamphlet; starting with the historical origins of taxation, proceeds to examine its indirect and direct forms and the rationales behind it

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Taxation Is Robbery Chapter XXII, previously published in 1947 as a Human Events pamphlet; starting with the historical origins of taxation, proceeds to examine its indirect and direct forms and the rationales behind it
			The Sphere of Government: Nineteenth Century Theories: 1. John Stuart Mill Critiques John Stuart Mill's ideas on what are the "necessary" and "optional" functions of government
			The State: Judge in its Own Cause Explores, with several historical examples, the United States government's role in judging itself or disregarding its laws

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	Taxation Is Robbery Chapter XXII, previously published in 1947 as a Human Events pamphlet; starting with the historical origins of taxation, proceeds to examine its indirect and direct forms and the rationales behind it

30 Jun 2022
	Topic:	Anarchism	Political philosophy that considers government unnecessary and advocates instead a stateless society
		Articles	Society without a State Talk delivered at the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy; published in The Libertarian Forum, January 1975

	Topic:	Bureaucracy	A hierarchy of government officials, mostly unelected, that set policies, prescribe regulations and administer them
		Articles	The Six Faces of the Terrorist; The One Face of Bureaucracy Wonders how much more will Americans tolerate the searches and commands of the Transportation Security Administration agents, contrastring "public sector" security to private security and comparing the TSA to the welfare bureaucracy

	Topic:	Business	Commercial activities that provide goods and services
		Articles	The Six Faces of the Terrorist; The One Face of Bureaucracy Wonders how much more will Americans tolerate the searches and commands of the Transportation Security Administration agents, contrastring "public sector" security to private security and comparing the TSA to the welfare bureaucracy

	Topic:	Drugs, War on	Legislation and enforcement actions against substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous
		Articles	Somebody Might Get Hurt Comments on two unrelated blog posts to highlight a commonly offered "liberal" argument about state programs

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	The Six Faces of the Terrorist; The One Face of Bureaucracy Wonders how much more will Americans tolerate the searches and commands of the Transportation Security Administration agents, contrastring "public sector" security to private security and comparing the TSA to the welfare bureaucracy

	Topic:	Law	Set of rules and guidelines intended to influence social behavior
		Articles	Society without a State Talk delivered at the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy; published in The Libertarian Forum, January 1975

	Topic:	Liberty	The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner
		Articles	So What If Freedom Isn't Free? Examines the "Freedom isn't free" assertion from the viewpoint of free will, negative or positive rights, resource scarcity and common usage

	Topic:	Militarism	A political system influenced greatly by a large, permanent military force
		Articles	So What If Freedom Isn't Free? Examines the "Freedom isn't free" assertion from the viewpoint of free will, negative or positive rights, resource scarcity and common usage

	Topic:	Paul, Ron	Texas Republican Congressman, 1988 Libertarian Presidential candidate, 2008 Republican Presidential prospective candidate
		Videos	Ron Paul interview on The Dennis Miller Radio Show

	Topic:	Political philosopy	Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of social organization and the proper functions of government
		Videos	An Introduction to Philosophy Part 6: Politics 1
			An Introduction to Philosophy Part 6: Politics 2
			An Introduction to Philosophy Part 6: Politics 3

	Topic:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	So What If Freedom Isn't Free? Examines the "Freedom isn't free" assertion from the viewpoint of free will, negative or positive rights, resource scarcity and common usage

	Topic:	Rockwell, Lew	President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and editor of LewRockwell.com
		Writings	The Six Faces of the Terrorist; The One Face of Bureaucracy Wonders how much more will Americans tolerate the searches and commands of the Transportation Security Administration agents, contrastring "public sector" security to private security and comparing the TSA to the welfare bureaucracy

	Topic:	Rothbard, Murray	Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
		Writings	Society without a State Talk delivered at the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy; published in The Libertarian Forum, January 1975

	Topic:	Smith, George H.	Writer, author of Why Atheism?
		Articles	So What If Freedom Isn't Free? Examines the "Freedom isn't free" assertion from the viewpoint of free will, negative or positive rights, resource scarcity and common usage

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	The Six Faces of the Terrorist; The One Face of Bureaucracy Wonders how much more will Americans tolerate the searches and commands of the Transportation Security Administration agents, contrastring "public sector" security to private security and comparing the TSA to the welfare bureaucracy
			Society without a State Talk delivered at the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy; published in The Libertarian Forum, January 1975
			So What If Freedom Isn't Free? Examines the "Freedom isn't free" assertion from the viewpoint of free will, negative or positive rights, resource scarcity and common usage
			Somebody Might Get Hurt Comments on two unrelated blog posts to highlight a commonly offered "liberal" argument about state programs

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	Society without a State Talk delivered at the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy; published in The Libertarian Forum, January 1975

	Topic:	Vietnam War	Conflict during 1954-1975 between South and North Vietnam, with increasing United States involvement
		Articles	So What If Freedom Isn't Free? Examines the "Freedom isn't free" assertion from the viewpoint of free will, negative or positive rights, resource scarcity and common usage

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	So What If Freedom Isn't Free? Examines the "Freedom isn't free" assertion from the viewpoint of free will, negative or positive rights, resource scarcity and common usage

29 Jun 2022
	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	The Servile State Revisited Ponders David Hume's observation as to the ease with which "the many are governed by the few" and positing that in modern society, "the habit of obedience" has been taken too far

	Topic:	Ethics	Branch of philosophy that studies the values that guide human conduct
		Videos	An Introduction to Philosophy Part 5: Ethics 1
			An Introduction to Philosophy Part 5: Ethics 2
			An Introduction to Philosophy Part 5: Ethics 3
			An Introduction to Philosophy Part 5: Ethics 5
			An Introduction to Philosophy Part 5: Ethics 6
			An Introduction to Philosophy Part 5: Ethics 4

	Topic:	Friedman, Milton	1976 Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences
		Interviews	Rockwell on Libertarianism Interview for the Polish libertarian website Liberalis; topics discussed include libertarianism, the Internet, movement leaders, the State, Ron Paul, the Libertarian Party, left-libertarians, Milton Friedman, immigration and Poland

	Topic:	Law	Set of rules and guidelines intended to influence social behavior
		Articles	The Servile State Revisited Ponders David Hume's observation as to the ease with which "the many are governed by the few" and positing that in modern society, "the habit of obedience" has been taken too far

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	Robert Nozick and the Value of Liberty Responds to Stephen Metcalf's essay "The Liberty Scam", published on Slate.com
		Interviews	Rockwell on Libertarianism Interview for the Polish libertarian website Liberalis; topics discussed include libertarianism, the Internet, movement leaders, the State, Ron Paul, the Libertarian Party, left-libertarians, Milton Friedman, immigration and Poland

	Topic:	Liberty	The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner
		Articles	Robert Nozick and the Value of Liberty Responds to Stephen Metcalf's essay "The Liberty Scam", published on Slate.com

	Topic:	Militarism	A political system influenced greatly by a large, permanent military force
		Articles	The Servile State Revisited Ponders David Hume's observation as to the ease with which "the many are governed by the few" and positing that in modern society, "the habit of obedience" has been taken too far

	Topic:	Poland	Territory in central Europe, ruled since 1989 by the Rzeczpospolita Polska
		Interviews	Rockwell on Libertarianism Interview for the Polish libertarian website Liberalis; topics discussed include libertarianism, the Internet, movement leaders, the State, Ron Paul, the Libertarian Party, left-libertarians, Milton Friedman, immigration and Poland

	Topic:	Rockwell, Lew	President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and editor of LewRockwell.com
		Interviews	Rockwell on Libertarianism Interview for the Polish libertarian website Liberalis; topics discussed include libertarianism, the Internet, movement leaders, the State, Ron Paul, the Libertarian Party, left-libertarians, Milton Friedman, immigration and Poland

	Topic:	Roosevelt, Franklin D.	Thirty-second President of the United States
		Articles	A scholar's scholar retires Discusses Higgs' retirement, highlighting his books Competition and Coercion and Crisis and Leviathan as well as his identification of "regime uncertainty"

	Topic:	Sobran, Joseph	Nationally syndicated columnist, past Senior Editor for National Review
		Writings	The Servile State Revisited Ponders David Hume's observation as to the ease with which "the many are governed by the few" and positing that in modern society, "the habit of obedience" has been taken too far

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	The Servile State Revisited Ponders David Hume's observation as to the ease with which "the many are governed by the few" and positing that in modern society, "the habit of obedience" has been taken too far
		Interviews	Rockwell on Libertarianism Interview for the Polish libertarian website Liberalis; topics discussed include libertarianism, the Internet, movement leaders, the State, Ron Paul, the Libertarian Party, left-libertarians, Milton Friedman, immigration and Poland

	Topic:	Technology	Practical application of engineering or technical processes
		Articles	The Security State's Reaction to Snowden Shows Why It's Doomed Comments on the differing behavior between networks and hierarchies and how the responses by the hierarchical national security state to the Manning and Snowden leaks tend to be counterproductive to the State's ends

28 Jun 2022
	Topic:	Conservatism	Political philosophy that emphasizes respect for traditional institutions
		Articles	The Real Aggressor Counsels conservatives to reconsider their foreign policy stance of instigating war, fomenting militarism and demanding foreign interventions, and realize that the aggressor is not the "Reds" but the state, which "has been conceived in original sin"

	Topic:	Epistemology	Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge
		Videos	An Introduction to Philosophy Part 3: Epistemology 1
			An Introduction to Philosophy Part 3: Epistemology 2
			An Introduction to Philosophy Part 3: Epistemology 3

	Topic:	Government, Limited	Restricting government to its proper functions, defined by law
		Articles	Regime Libertarians Criticizes the "Iraq Exit Strategy: America's Path Forward" proposal, made by the Libertarian National Committee on 29 June 2005, and suggests the name "Regime Libertarians" for those who make that kind of proposals

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	Regime Libertarians Criticizes the "Iraq Exit Strategy: America's Path Forward" proposal, made by the Libertarian National Committee on 29 June 2005, and suggests the name "Regime Libertarians" for those who make that kind of proposals

	Topic:	Libertarian Party	United States
		Articles	Regime Libertarians Criticizes the "Iraq Exit Strategy: America's Path Forward" proposal, made by the Libertarian National Committee on 29 June 2005, and suggests the name "Regime Libertarians" for those who make that kind of proposals

	Topic:	Metaphysics	Branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality
		Videos	An Introduction to Philosophy Part 2: Metaphysics

	Topic:	Oppenheimer, Franz	German sociologist and economist, author of The State
		Articles	Revisiting a Libertarian Classic: Nock's Our Enemy, the State Examines some of the major themes of Nock's Our Enemy, the State (1935)

	Topic:	Rothbard, Murray	Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
		Writings	The Real Aggressor Counsels conservatives to reconsider their foreign policy stance of instigating war, fomenting militarism and demanding foreign interventions, and realize that the aggressor is not the "Reds" but the state, which "has been conceived in original sin"

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Regime Libertarians Criticizes the "Iraq Exit Strategy: America's Path Forward" proposal, made by the Libertarian National Committee on 29 June 2005, and suggests the name "Regime Libertarians" for those who make that kind of proposals
			Reports of Peak Oil's Death Are Somewhat Premature Examines shale oil and tar sand oil vis-à-vis the state policies that allow extraction to be profitable
			Revisiting a Libertarian Classic: Nock's Our Enemy, the State Examines some of the major themes of Nock's Our Enemy, the State (1935)
			The Real Aggressor Counsels conservatives to reconsider their foreign policy stance of instigating war, fomenting militarism and demanding foreign interventions, and realize that the aggressor is not the "Reds" but the state, which "has been conceived in original sin"

27 Jun 2022
	Topic:	Anarcho-Capitalism	Political theory that rejects governmental authority and advocates laissez-faire capitalism
		Interviews	Radical Economics: An Interview with Walter Block Discusses topics such as the effect of Rothbard's death, Block's own intellectual development, the legality of blackmail and barriers to Austrians in academia

	Topic:	Block, Walter	Professor of economics, Loyola University and Senior Fellow, Ludwig von Mises Institute
		Interviews	Radical Economics: An Interview with Walter Block Discusses topics such as the effect of Rothbard's death, Block's own intellectual development, the legality of blackmail and barriers to Austrians in academia

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	Public Enemy Number One: The Public Considers the establishment's reaction to revelations by Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning, and the attempts to manipulate public opinion

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Interviews	Radical Economics: An Interview with Walter Block Discusses topics such as the effect of Rothbard's death, Block's own intellectual development, the legality of blackmail and barriers to Austrians in academia

	Topic:	Lachmann, Ludwig	20th century German-born economist of the Austrian School
		Interviews	Radical Economics: An Interview with Walter Block Discusses topics such as the effect of Rothbard's death, Block's own intellectual development, the legality of blackmail and barriers to Austrians in academia

	Topic:	Man, Economy, and State	Economic treatise by Murray Rothbard published in 1962
		Interviews	Radical Economics: An Interview with Walter Block Discusses topics such as the effect of Rothbard's death, Block's own intellectual development, the legality of blackmail and barriers to Austrians in academia

	Topic:	Minimum Wage Laws	Legislation that places a lower limit on the prices paid for labor
		Interviews	Radical Economics: An Interview with Walter Block Discusses topics such as the effect of Rothbard's death, Block's own intellectual development, the legality of blackmail and barriers to Austrians in academia

	Topic:	Mises, Ludwig von	Austrian school economist, author of Human Action
		Interviews	Radical Economics: An Interview with Walter Block Discusses topics such as the effect of Rothbard's death, Block's own intellectual development, the legality of blackmail and barriers to Austrians in academia

	Topic:	Orwell, George	British writer, author of 1984 and Animal Farm
		Articles	Public Enemy Number One: The Public Considers the establishment's reaction to revelations by Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning, and the attempts to manipulate public opinion

	Topic:	Paine, Thomas	American Revolutionary leader, author of the Common Sense pamphlet
		Websites	Thomas Paine National Historical Association New Rochelle, New York; dedicated "To educate the world about the life, legacy, and works of Thomas Paine"; includes text of Paine's writings, essays and videos about him and other resources

	Topic:	Philosophy	The study of questions about existence, knowledge and ethics
		Videos	An Introduction to Philosophy Part 1 of six-part, 14 video series; starts with various definitions of philosophy, then explores human capacity for error and compares how the senses are used to determine whether some proposition is valid (true) or not

	Topic:	Praxeology	The study of purposeful human action
		Interviews	Radical Economics: An Interview with Walter Block Discusses topics such as the effect of Rothbard's death, Block's own intellectual development, the legality of blackmail and barriers to Austrians in academia

	Topic:	Private Roads	Roads owned by non-governmental entities
		Interviews	Radical Economics: An Interview with Walter Block Discusses topics such as the effect of Rothbard's death, Block's own intellectual development, the legality of blackmail and barriers to Austrians in academia

	Topic:	Property Rights	Rights of an owner to use and dispose of assets
		Interviews	Radical Economics: An Interview with Walter Block Discusses topics such as the effect of Rothbard's death, Block's own intellectual development, the legality of blackmail and barriers to Austrians in academia

	Topic:	Rothbard, Murray	Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
		Interviews	Radical Economics: An Interview with Walter Block Discusses topics such as the effect of Rothbard's death, Block's own intellectual development, the legality of blackmail and barriers to Austrians in academia

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Public Enemy Number One: The Public Considers the establishment's reaction to revelations by Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning, and the attempts to manipulate public opinion
		Interviews	Radical Economics: An Interview with Walter Block Discusses topics such as the effect of Rothbard's death, Block's own intellectual development, the legality of blackmail and barriers to Austrians in academia

24 Jun 2022
	Topic:	Free Market	The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State
		Articles	The Pope Dabbles in Economics Examines the economic premises of Pope Francis' 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium, explaining where the Pope has a point and where he is wrong

	Topic:	Free Trade	Exchange of goods and services without barriers
		Articles	Paine, Thomas (1737-1809) Biographical and bibliographical essay discussing the main themes in Paine's writings

	Topic:	Health Care	Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and other services related to the health of an individual
		Articles	Parallels Between Liberty and Health Discusses guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration that attempt to regulate nutritional supplements as synthetic food preservatives, in spite of the 1994 Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act, and the advertising concept of "social proof"

	Topic:	Hornberger, Jacob	President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Price Controls Are No Answer to Isabel Explains the counterproductive effects of government setting price controls, such as forbidding selling of candles at a price higher than before Hurricane Isabel struck

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	The Politics of Étienne de La Boétie Introduction to the 1975 edition of The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude, translated by Harry Kurz; summarizes the key insights of La Boétie's work

	Topic:	Long, Roderick T.	Professor of philosophy at Auburn University, president of the Molinari Institute
		Articles	The Phony Trade-off between Privacy and Security In the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations and subsequent policy directives by Barack Obama, examines the claim that, in a dangerous world, a "balance" must be struck between privacy and security

	Topic:	Paine, Thomas	American Revolutionary leader, author of the Common Sense pamphlet
		Reference	Paine, Thomas (1737-1809) Biographical and bibliographical essay discussing the main themes in Paine's writings

	Topic:	Personal Responsibility	Accepting the consequences of one's actions
		Articles	Parallels Between Liberty and Health Discusses guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration that attempt to regulate nutritional supplements as synthetic food preservatives, in spite of the 1994 Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act, and the advertising concept of "social proof"

	Topic:	Presidents, United States	Heads of the Executive branch of the United States government
		Articles	Our Elective Monarchy Comments on the "fit for a king" funeral for Ronald Reagan and the similar treatment given to other U.S. Presidents, contrasting them to the treatment of Prime Ministers in Great Britain

	Topic:	Prices	Convey information between buyers and sellers
		Articles	Price Controls Are No Answer to Isabel Explains the counterproductive effects of government setting price controls, such as forbidding selling of candles at a price higher than before Hurricane Isabel struck

	Topic:	Reagan, Ronald	Hollywood actor, fortieth President of the United States
		Articles	Our Elective Monarchy Comments on the "fit for a king" funeral for Ronald Reagan and the similar treatment given to other U.S. Presidents, contrasting them to the treatment of Prime Ministers in Great Britain

	Topic:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Preventing Opposition to War Explains why the Bush administration has not gotten more people directly involved in its foreign wars, such as by demanding "sacrifices" or re-instituting conscription, and points out the paradox that increased involvement could cause more war opposition

	Topic:	Searches and Seizures, Right Against Unreasonable	Protection from unwarranted searches and takings
		Articles	The Phony Trade-off between Privacy and Security In the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations and subsequent policy directives by Barack Obama, examines the claim that, in a dangerous world, a "balance" must be struck between privacy and security

	Topic:	Spooner, Lysander	Lawyer, abolitionist, entrepreneur, legal theorist and political radical
		Articles	The Politics of Étienne de La Boétie Introduction to the 1975 edition of The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude, translated by Harry Kurz; summarizes the key insights of La Boétie's work

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Price Controls Are No Answer to Isabel Explains the counterproductive effects of government setting price controls, such as forbidding selling of candles at a price higher than before Hurricane Isabel struck
			Our Elective Monarchy Comments on the "fit for a king" funeral for Ronald Reagan and the similar treatment given to other U.S. Presidents, contrasting them to the treatment of Prime Ministers in Great Britain
			Preventing Opposition to War Explains why the Bush administration has not gotten more people directly involved in its foreign wars, such as by demanding "sacrifices" or re-instituting conscription, and points out the paradox that increased involvement could cause more war opposition
			The Phony Trade-off between Privacy and Security In the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations and subsequent policy directives by Barack Obama, examines the claim that, in a dangerous world, a "balance" must be struck between privacy and security
			Paine, Thomas (1737-1809) Biographical and bibliographical essay discussing the main themes in Paine's writings

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	The Politics of Étienne de La Boétie Introduction to the 1975 edition of The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude, translated by Harry Kurz; summarizes the key insights of La Boétie's work

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	Preventing Opposition to War Explains why the Bush administration has not gotten more people directly involved in its foreign wars, such as by demanding "sacrifices" or re-instituting conscription, and points out the paradox that increased involvement could cause more war opposition
			Paine, Thomas (1737-1809) Biographical and bibliographical essay discussing the main themes in Paine's writings

23 Jun 2022
	Topic:	Anarchism	Political philosophy that considers government unnecessary and advocates instead a stateless society
		Videos	Why Choose Anarchy? Unfortunately, video was removed for "violating YouTube's Terms of Service"; link is to Internet Archive capture of the web page

	Topic:	Association of Libertarian Feminists	Libertarian alternative to aspects of women's movement that discourage independence and individuality
		Articles	On Feminism About four years after its founding, explains what was the purpose of the Association of Libertarian Feminists; reprinted in On Libertarianism (1981) and the 25th anniversary issue of ALF News (1998)

	Topic:	Conservatism	Political philosophy that emphasizes respect for traditional institutions
		Articles	On Evil Acts Analyzes the typical mainstream ("liberal") and conservative responses to acts of violence such as the April 2007 Virginia Tech shooting

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	The Only Thing Dumber Than Libertarianism's Critics are its Right-Wing Defenders Responds to question posed by "liberal" commentator Michael Lind regarding the lack of actual libertarian countries and an attempted rebuttal by Objectivist writer Robert Tracinski

	Topic:	Free Market	The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State
		Articles	On Evil Acts Analyzes the typical mainstream ("liberal") and conservative responses to acts of violence such as the April 2007 Virginia Tech shooting

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	The Only Thing Dumber Than Libertarianism's Critics are its Right-Wing Defenders Responds to question posed by "liberal" commentator Michael Lind regarding the lack of actual libertarian countries and an attempted rebuttal by Objectivist writer Robert Tracinski

	Topic:	Locke, John	17th century English philosopher
		Articles	Nozick, Robert (1938-2002) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Topic:	Nathan, Tonie	First woman to receive an Electoral vote, 1972 Libertarian Vice-Presidential candidate
		Writings	On Feminism About four years after its founding, explains what was the purpose of the Association of Libertarian Feminists; reprinted in On Libertarianism (1981) and the 25th anniversary issue of ALF News (1998)

	Topic:	Nock, Albert Jay	Author of Our Enemy, The State, founder of The Freeman (1920-24)
		Articles	Oppenheimer, Franz (1864-1943) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Topic:	Nozick, Robert	Professor of philosophy, author of Anarchy, State, and Utopia
		Reference	Nozick, Robert (1938-2002) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Topic:	Oppenheimer, Franz	German sociologist and economist, author of The State
		Reference	Oppenheimer, Franz (1864-1943) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Topic:	Presley, Sharon	Psychologist, executive director of Resources for Independent Thinking
		Articles	On Feminism About four years after its founding, explains what was the purpose of the Association of Libertarian Feminists; reprinted in On Libertarianism (1981) and the 25th anniversary issue of ALF News (1998)

	Topic:	Property Rights	Rights of an owner to use and dispose of assets
		Articles	Nozick, Robert (1938-2002) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Topic:	Rand, Ayn	Objectivist philosopher, novelist
		Articles	Nozick, Robert (1938-2002) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Topic:	Rockwell, Lew	President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and editor of LewRockwell.com
		Writings	On Evil Acts Analyzes the typical mainstream ("liberal") and conservative responses to acts of violence such as the April 2007 Virginia Tech shooting

	Topic:	Smith, George H.	Writer, author of Why Atheism?
		Writings	Oppenheimer, Franz (1864-1943) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Topic:	Socialism	Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control
		Articles	On Feminism About four years after its founding, explains what was the purpose of the Association of Libertarian Feminists; reprinted in On Libertarianism (1981) and the 25th anniversary issue of ALF News (1998)

	Topic:	Society	Grouping of individuals interacting with each other
		Articles	On Evil Acts Analyzes the typical mainstream ("liberal") and conservative responses to acts of violence such as the April 2007 Virginia Tech shooting
			Oppenheimer, Franz (1864-1943) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	On Feminism About four years after its founding, explains what was the purpose of the Association of Libertarian Feminists; reprinted in On Libertarianism (1981) and the 25th anniversary issue of ALF News (1998)
			On Evil Acts Analyzes the typical mainstream ("liberal") and conservative responses to acts of violence such as the April 2007 Virginia Tech shooting
			The Only Thing Dumber Than Libertarianism's Critics are its Right-Wing Defenders Responds to question posed by "liberal" commentator Michael Lind regarding the lack of actual libertarian countries and an attempted rebuttal by Objectivist writer Robert Tracinski
			Nozick, Robert (1938-2002) Biographical and bibliographical essay
			Oppenheimer, Franz (1864-1943) Biographical and bibliographical essay

22 Jun 2022
	Topic:	Bush, George W.	Forty-third President of the United States
		Articles	Nonsense on the Inevitability of Democracy Examines Francis Fukuyama's assertion about the "universalization of Western liberal democracy" and related pronouncements by George W. Bush

	Topic:	Founding Fathers	Leading individuals in founding of the United States
		Articles	Nonsense on the Inevitability of Democracy Examines Francis Fukuyama's assertion about the "universalization of Western liberal democracy" and related pronouncements by George W. Bush

	Topic:	Hawaii	Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, ruled since 1959 by State of Hawaii - Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi
		Articles	Not Just Japanese Americans: The Untold Story of U.S. Repression During 'The Good War' Detailed and well-annotated survey of United States government's repression of civil liberties during World War II, both before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor

	Topic:	Hummel, Jeffrey Rogers	Professor of economics and history at San Jose State University
		Writings	Not Just Japanese Americans: The Untold Story of U.S. Repression During 'The Good War' Detailed and well-annotated survey of United States government's repression of civil liberties during World War II, both before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor

	Topic:	Press, Freedom of the	Liberty to publish facts and opinion
		Articles	Not Just Japanese Americans: The Untold Story of U.S. Repression During 'The Good War' Detailed and well-annotated survey of United States government's repression of civil liberties during World War II, both before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor

	Topic:	Religion, Freedom of	Liberty to practice any or no religion
		Articles	Not Just Japanese Americans: The Untold Story of U.S. Repression During 'The Good War' Detailed and well-annotated survey of United States government's repression of civil liberties during World War II, both before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor

	Topic:	Roosevelt, Franklin D.	Thirty-second President of the United States
		Articles	Not Just Japanese Americans: The Untold Story of U.S. Repression During 'The Good War' Detailed and well-annotated survey of United States government's repression of civil liberties during World War II, both before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor

	Topic:	Searches and Seizures, Right Against Unreasonable	Protection from unwarranted searches and takings
		Articles	Not Just Japanese Americans: The Untold Story of U.S. Repression During 'The Good War' Detailed and well-annotated survey of United States government's repression of civil liberties during World War II, both before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor

	Topic:	Self-Incrimination, Right Against	The right not to bear witness against one's self
		Articles	Not Just Japanese Americans: The Untold Story of U.S. Repression During 'The Good War' Detailed and well-annotated survey of United States government's repression of civil liberties during World War II, both before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Not Just Japanese Americans: The Untold Story of U.S. Repression During 'The Good War' Detailed and well-annotated survey of United States government's repression of civil liberties during World War II, both before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor
			Nonsense on the Inevitability of Democracy Examines Francis Fukuyama's assertion about the "universalization of Western liberal democracy" and related pronouncements by George W. Bush

	Topic:	Ten Commandments, The	1956 movie recounting the biblical story of Moses freeing the Hebrews from Egypt
		Videos	The Ten Commandments - Official Trailer

	Topic:	Tucker: The Man and His Dream	1988 Francis Ford Coppola movie depicting Preston Tucker's introduction of his 1948 sedan
		Videos	Tucker: The Man And His Dream Trailer 1988

	Topic:	World War I	The "Great War", European conflict from 1914 to 1918 that extended to include the United States and some Asian and African nations
		Articles	Not Just Japanese Americans: The Untold Story of U.S. Repression During 'The Good War' Detailed and well-annotated survey of United States government's repression of civil liberties during World War II, both before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor

	Topic:	World War II	Worldwide conflict from 1939 to 1945
		Articles	Not Just Japanese Americans: The Untold Story of U.S. Repression During 'The Good War' Detailed and well-annotated survey of United States government's repression of civil liberties during World War II, both before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor

21 Jun 2022
	Topic:	American Revolutionary War	The war for American independence from Great Britain
		Articles	The Philosophy of Paine Edison laments the lack of interest in Paine's writings, outlines his life, discusses the main writings and encourages others to read him

	Topic:	Atheism	The philosophical position that belief in gods and other deities is invalid
		Articles	The Philosophy of Paine Edison laments the lack of interest in Paine's writings, outlines his life, discusses the main writings and encourages others to read him

	Topic:	Colonies, Thirteen	The 13 original colonies whose representatives signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence
		Articles	The Philosophy of Paine Edison laments the lack of interest in Paine's writings, outlines his life, discusses the main writings and encourages others to read him

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	Murray Rothbard's Philosophy of Freedom Examines the arguments made by Rothbard that, given the premise that slavery is wrong, self-ownership, private property rights and a free market without government interventions follow

	Topic:	England	The southern part of the island of Great Britain
		Articles	Common Sense Pamphlet written by Paine in 1775 and 1776, advocating independence from Britain

	Topic:	Franklin, Benjamin	18th century American printer, inventor and statesman
		Articles	The Philosophy of Paine Edison laments the lack of interest in Paine's writings, outlines his life, discusses the main writings and encourages others to read him

	Topic:	Freeman, The	Weekly magazine originated by Albert Jay Nock, published between 1920 and 1924
		Articles	Nock, Albert Jay (1870-1945) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Topic:	Free Market	The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State
		Articles	Murray Rothbard's Philosophy of Freedom Examines the arguments made by Rothbard that, given the premise that slavery is wrong, self-ownership, private property rights and a free market without government interventions follow

	Topic:	George, Henry	Nineteenth century American self-taught economist, author of Progress and Poverty
		Articles	Murray Rothbard's Philosophy of Freedom Examines the arguments made by Rothbard that, given the premise that slavery is wrong, self-ownership, private property rights and a free market without government interventions follow

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Common Sense Pamphlet written by Paine in 1775 and 1776, advocating independence from Britain

	Topic:	Locke, John	17th century English philosopher
		Articles	Murray Rothbard's Philosophy of Freedom Examines the arguments made by Rothbard that, given the premise that slavery is wrong, self-ownership, private property rights and a free market without government interventions follow

	Topic:	Nock, Albert Jay	Author of Our Enemy, The State, founder of The Freeman (1920-24)
		Reference	Nock, Albert Jay (1870-1945) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Topic:	Paine, Thomas	American Revolutionary leader, author of the Common Sense pamphlet
		Articles	The Philosophy of Paine Edison laments the lack of interest in Paine's writings, outlines his life, discusses the main writings and encourages others to read him
		Writings	Common Sense Pamphlet written by Paine in 1775 and 1776, advocating independence from Britain

	Topic:	Political philosopy	Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of social organization and the proper functions of government
		Articles	Murray Rothbard's Philosophy of Freedom Examines the arguments made by Rothbard that, given the premise that slavery is wrong, self-ownership, private property rights and a free market without government interventions follow

	Topic:	Property Rights	Rights of an owner to use and dispose of assets
		Articles	Murray Rothbard's Philosophy of Freedom Examines the arguments made by Rothbard that, given the premise that slavery is wrong, self-ownership, private property rights and a free market without government interventions follow

	Topic:	Rothbard, Murray	Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
		Articles	Murray Rothbard's Philosophy of Freedom Examines the arguments made by Rothbard that, given the premise that slavery is wrong, self-ownership, private property rights and a free market without government interventions follow

	Topic:	Searchers, The	1956 western movie about a Confederate veteran searching for his niece who had been captured by the Comanches
		Videos	The Searchers - Original Theatrical Trailer

	Topic:	Self-ownership	The principle that each individual owns his or her body and life
		Articles	Murray Rothbard's Philosophy of Freedom Examines the arguments made by Rothbard that, given the premise that slavery is wrong, self-ownership, private property rights and a free market without government interventions follow

	Topic:	Slavery	The condition where one individual is treated as property by another
		Articles	Murray Rothbard's Philosophy of Freedom Examines the arguments made by Rothbard that, given the premise that slavery is wrong, self-ownership, private property rights and a free market without government interventions follow

	Topic:	Society	Grouping of individuals interacting with each other
		Articles	Common Sense Pamphlet written by Paine in 1775 and 1776, advocating independence from Britain

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Murray Rothbard's Philosophy of Freedom Examines the arguments made by Rothbard that, given the premise that slavery is wrong, self-ownership, private property rights and a free market without government interventions follow
			Nock, Albert Jay (1870-1945) Biographical and bibliographical essay

	Topic:	Tailor of Panama, The	2001 film based on the John le Carré spy novel
		Videos	The Tailor of Panama Trailer

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	Murray Rothbard's Philosophy of Freedom Examines the arguments made by Rothbard that, given the premise that slavery is wrong, self-ownership, private property rights and a free market without government interventions follow

20 Jun 2022
	Topic:	Childs, Roy	Editor of Libertarian Review (1977-1981) and lead book reviewer for Laissez Faire Books (1984-1992)
		Articles	Murray N. Rothbard: Mr. Libertarian A tribute to Rothbard as a "system builder," an integrator of multiple disciplines into a "philosophy of freedom"; examines several of Rothbard's essays and books

	Topic:	Economics	Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends
		Articles	Murray N. Rothbard: Mr. Libertarian A tribute to Rothbard as a "system builder," an integrator of multiple disciplines into a "philosophy of freedom"; examines several of Rothbard's essays and books

	Topic:	Free Market	The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State
		Articles	Murray N. Rothbard: Mr. Libertarian A tribute to Rothbard as a "system builder," an integrator of multiple disciplines into a "philosophy of freedom"; examines several of Rothbard's essays and books

	Topic:	Incredibles, The	2004 Brad Bird movie about a family of superheroes
		Videos	The Incredibles Official Trailer [HD]

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	Murray N. Rothbard: Mr. Libertarian A tribute to Rothbard as a "system builder," an integrator of multiple disciplines into a "philosophy of freedom"; examines several of Rothbard's essays and books

	Topic:	Mises, Ludwig von	Austrian school economist, author of Human Action
		Articles	Murray N. Rothbard: Mr. Libertarian A tribute to Rothbard as a "system builder," an integrator of multiple disciplines into a "philosophy of freedom"; examines several of Rothbard's essays and books

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	Murray N. Rothbard: Mr. Libertarian A tribute to Rothbard as a "system builder," an integrator of multiple disciplines into a "philosophy of freedom"; examines several of Rothbard's essays and books

17 Jun 2022
	Topic:	American War Between the States	Conflict between the U.S. northern and southern states, which seceded to form the Confederacy
		Articles	Lysander & Limited Government Argues that Spooner, although critical of the government instituted by the U.S. Constitution, was in favor of a legitimate, limited government, i.e., one that is voluntarily financed

	Topic:	Communism	Socio-economic system in which private property rights are eliminated
		Articles	Morals and the Welfare State Examines five moral principles by which the idea of the Welfare State (described in more detail in an appendix) can be judged; extension of talk given 13 June 1951; later published as "Morals and Liberty" (see The Freeman, Sep 1971)

	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The supreme law of the United States of America
		Articles	Lysander & Limited Government Argues that Spooner, although critical of the government instituted by the U.S. Constitution, was in favor of a legitimate, limited government, i.e., one that is voluntarily financed

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	Morals and the Welfare State Examines five moral principles by which the idea of the Welfare State (described in more detail in an appendix) can be judged; extension of talk given 13 June 1951; later published as "Morals and Liberty" (see The Freeman, Sep 1971)
			Lord Acton on Liberty and Government Lamenting that most people only know Lord Acton's most famous quote, lists many of his other memorable writings on liberty, government and related subjects
			Misguided Democracy Review of Attention Deficit Democracy (2006) by James Bovard

	Topic:	Economics	Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends
		Articles	Morals and the Welfare State Examines five moral principles by which the idea of the Welfare State (described in more detail in an appendix) can be judged; extension of talk given 13 June 1951; later published as "Morals and Liberty" (see The Freeman, Sep 1971)

	Topic:	Ethics	Branch of philosophy that studies the values that guide human conduct
		Articles	Morals and the Welfare State Examines five moral principles by which the idea of the Welfare State (described in more detail in an appendix) can be judged; extension of talk given 13 June 1951; later published as "Morals and Liberty" (see The Freeman, Sep 1971)

	Topic:	Founding Fathers	Leading individuals in founding of the United States
		Articles	Misguided Democracy Review of Attention Deficit Democracy (2006) by James Bovard

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Lord Acton on Liberty and Government Lamenting that most people only know Lord Acton's most famous quote, lists many of his other memorable writings on liberty, government and related subjects
			Misguided Democracy Review of Attention Deficit Democracy (2006) by James Bovard
			Lysander & Limited Government Argues that Spooner, although critical of the government instituted by the U.S. Constitution, was in favor of a legitimate, limited government, i.e., one that is voluntarily financed

	Topic:	Government, Limited	Restricting government to its proper functions, defined by law
		Articles	Lysander & Limited Government Argues that Spooner, although critical of the government instituted by the U.S. Constitution, was in favor of a legitimate, limited government, i.e., one that is voluntarily financed

	Topic:	Harper, F. A.	Economics professor, founder of the Institute for Humane Studies
		Writings	Morals and the Welfare State Examines five moral principles by which the idea of the Welfare State (described in more detail in an appendix) can be judged; extension of talk given 13 June 1951; later published as "Morals and Liberty" (see The Freeman, Sep 1971)

	Topic:	Law	Set of rules and guidelines intended to influence social behavior
		Articles	Morals and the Welfare State Examines five moral principles by which the idea of the Welfare State (described in more detail in an appendix) can be judged; extension of talk given 13 June 1951; later published as "Morals and Liberty" (see The Freeman, Sep 1971)

	Topic:	Liberty	The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner
		Articles	Lord Acton on Liberty and Government Lamenting that most people only know Lord Acton's most famous quote, lists many of his other memorable writings on liberty, government and related subjects

	Topic:	Man Who Would Be King, The	1975 movie following two British officers as they aim to become kings of Kafiristan
		Videos	The Man Who Would Be King Trailer

	Topic:	No Treason	Set of essays authored by Lysander Spooner discussing natural law, the science of justice and the validity of the United States Constitution
		Articles	Lysander Spooner on the National Debt Revised version of "The Goal Is Freedom" column of 27 Sep 2013; analyzes Spooner's severe criticisms of the arguments given for the legitimacy of the United States' public debt
			Lysander & Limited Government Argues that Spooner, although critical of the government instituted by the U.S. Constitution, was in favor of a legitimate, limited government, i.e., one that is voluntarily financed

	Topic:	Politics	The practices of guiding, influencing or controlling government
		Articles	Morals and the Welfare State Examines five moral principles by which the idea of the Welfare State (described in more detail in an appendix) can be judged; extension of talk given 13 June 1951; later published as "Morals and Liberty" (see The Freeman, Sep 1971)

	Topic:	Private Property	Ownership of assets by individuals or non-governmental legal entities
		Articles	Morals and the Welfare State Examines five moral principles by which the idea of the Welfare State (described in more detail in an appendix) can be judged; extension of talk given 13 June 1951; later published as "Morals and Liberty" (see The Freeman, Sep 1971)

	Topic:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Lysander Spooner on the National Debt Revised version of "The Goal Is Freedom" column of 27 Sep 2013; analyzes Spooner's severe criticisms of the arguments given for the legitimacy of the United States' public debt

	Topic:	Spooner, Lysander	Lawyer, abolitionist, entrepreneur, legal theorist and political radical
		Articles	Lysander Spooner on the National Debt Revised version of "The Goal Is Freedom" column of 27 Sep 2013; analyzes Spooner's severe criticisms of the arguments given for the legitimacy of the United States' public debt
			Lysander & Limited Government Argues that Spooner, although critical of the government instituted by the U.S. Constitution, was in favor of a legitimate, limited government, i.e., one that is voluntarily financed

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Morals and the Welfare State Examines five moral principles by which the idea of the Welfare State (described in more detail in an appendix) can be judged; extension of talk given 13 June 1951; later published as "Morals and Liberty" (see The Freeman, Sep 1971)
			Lord Acton on Liberty and Government Lamenting that most people only know Lord Acton's most famous quote, lists many of his other memorable writings on liberty, government and related subjects
			Misguided Democracy Review of Attention Deficit Democracy (2006) by James Bovard
			Lysander Spooner on the National Debt Revised version of "The Goal Is Freedom" column of 27 Sep 2013; analyzes Spooner's severe criticisms of the arguments given for the legitimacy of the United States' public debt
			Lysander & Limited Government Argues that Spooner, although critical of the government instituted by the U.S. Constitution, was in favor of a legitimate, limited government, i.e., one that is voluntarily financed

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	Morals and the Welfare State Examines five moral principles by which the idea of the Welfare State (described in more detail in an appendix) can be judged; extension of talk given 13 June 1951; later published as "Morals and Liberty" (see The Freeman, Sep 1971)

	Topic:	Voting	Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots
		Articles	Lysander & Limited Government Argues that Spooner, although critical of the government instituted by the U.S. Constitution, was in favor of a legitimate, limited government, i.e., one that is voluntarily financed

16 Jun 2022
	Topic:	American Revolutionary War	The war for American independence from Great Britain
		Articles	The life and times of Murray N. Rothbard Lengthy biographical essay

	Topic:	Corporatism	Socio-economic system in which large businesses exert influence over and benefit from government policies
		Articles	Lincoln-Worship Overlays the Corporatist Agenda Review of Rich Lowry's Lincoln Unbound: How an Ambitious Young Railsplitter Saved the American Dream—and How We Can Do It Again (2013)

	Topic:	Epstein, Richard	Professor of law at the University of Chicago
		Writings	Life of Liberty: Robert Nozick, R.I.P. Memorial tribute, comparing Nozick to Hayek and discussing some of the arguments he made in Anarchy, State and Utopia

	Topic:	Flynn, John T.	American journalist, author of The Roosevelt Myth
		Articles	The life and times of Murray N. Rothbard Lengthy biographical essay

	Topic:	Foundation for Economic Education	One of the oldest free-market organizations in the U.S., founded in 1946 to study and advance the freedom philosophy
		Articles	The life and times of Murray N. Rothbard Lengthy biographical essay

	Topic:	Hayek, Friedrich	1974 Nobel Prize winner in Economics Sciences
		Articles	Life of Liberty: Robert Nozick, R.I.P. Memorial tribute, comparing Nozick to Hayek and discussing some of the arguments he made in Anarchy, State and Utopia

	Topic:	Hess, Karl	Editor of Libertarian Party News 1986-1990, Barry Goldwater speechwriter
		Videos	Subversion for Fun and Profit: An Evening with Karl Hess and Robert Anton Wilson Wilson and Hess at the Libertarian Party national convention, fielding questions from the audience on numerous topics

	Topic:	Hornberger, Jacob	President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	A Libertarian Visits Mexico Describes parts of a two-week visit to central Mexico, including some of the history of the Mexican independence struggle, discussions about current Mexican migration to the U.S., government interventions and the attitudes of the Mexicans encountered

	Topic:	Labor	Human physical and mental skills available to produce goods and services
		Articles	Lincoln-Worship Overlays the Corporatist Agenda Review of Rich Lowry's Lincoln Unbound: How an Ambitious Young Railsplitter Saved the American Dream—and How We Can Do It Again (2013)

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	A Libertarian Visits Mexico Describes parts of a two-week visit to central Mexico, including some of the history of the Mexican independence struggle, discussions about current Mexican migration to the U.S., government interventions and the attitudes of the Mexicans encountered
		Videos	Subversion for Fun and Profit: An Evening with Karl Hess and Robert Anton Wilson Wilson and Hess at the Libertarian Party national convention, fielding questions from the audience on numerous topics

	Topic:	Lincoln, Abraham	Sixteenth President of the United States
		Articles	Lincoln-Worship Overlays the Corporatist Agenda Review of Rich Lowry's Lincoln Unbound: How an Ambitious Young Railsplitter Saved the American Dream—and How We Can Do It Again (2013)

	Topic:	Mexico	Territory in south central North America, ruled since 1917 by the Estados Unidos Mexicanos
		Articles	A Libertarian Visits Mexico Describes parts of a two-week visit to central Mexico, including some of the history of the Mexican independence struggle, discussions about current Mexican migration to the U.S., government interventions and the attitudes of the Mexicans encountered

	Topic:	Nozick, Robert	Professor of philosophy, author of Anarchy, State, and Utopia
		Articles	Life of Liberty: Robert Nozick, R.I.P. Memorial tribute, comparing Nozick to Hayek and discussing some of the arguments he made in Anarchy, State and Utopia

	Topic:	Self-ownership	The principle that each individual owns his or her body and life
		Articles	Life of Liberty: Robert Nozick, R.I.P. Memorial tribute, comparing Nozick to Hayek and discussing some of the arguments he made in Anarchy, State and Utopia

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Life of Liberty: Robert Nozick, R.I.P. Memorial tribute, comparing Nozick to Hayek and discussing some of the arguments he made in Anarchy, State and Utopia
			The life and times of Murray N. Rothbard Lengthy biographical essay
			A Libertarian Visits Mexico Describes parts of a two-week visit to central Mexico, including some of the history of the Mexican independence struggle, discussions about current Mexican migration to the U.S., government interventions and the attitudes of the Mexicans encountered
			Lincoln-Worship Overlays the Corporatist Agenda Review of Rich Lowry's Lincoln Unbound: How an Ambitious Young Railsplitter Saved the American Dream—and How We Can Do It Again (2013)

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	The life and times of Murray N. Rothbard Lengthy biographical essay

	Topic:	Technology	Practical application of engineering or technical processes
		Articles	Lincoln-Worship Overlays the Corporatist Agenda Review of Rich Lowry's Lincoln Unbound: How an Ambitious Young Railsplitter Saved the American Dream—and How We Can Do It Again (2013)

	Topic:	Wilson, Robert Anton	Science fiction author, winner of the 1986 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
		Videos	Subversion for Fun and Profit: An Evening with Karl Hess and Robert Anton Wilson Wilson and Hess at the Libertarian Party national convention, fielding questions from the audience on numerous topics

15 Jun 2022
	Topic:	American Revolutionary War	The war for American independence from Great Britain
		Articles	Libertarians of Will, Intellect, and Action Keynote address to the Libertarian Party Convention; based on the "Turning Point, 1777/1977" convention theme, compares the American Revolution against the British with the contemporary libertarian situation versus the state

	Topic:	Bright, John	19th century English Member of Parliament
		Articles	Libertarian Class Analysis Examines the class analysis of Charles Comte, Charles Dunoyer and Augustin Thierry and its basis on the work of J. B. Say, drawing on writings by Ralph Raico, Leonard Liggio, David M. Hart and Walter E. Grinder

	Topic:	Capitalism	Economic system where the means of production are privately owned
		Articles	Libertarian Class Analysis Examines the class analysis of Charles Comte, Charles Dunoyer and Augustin Thierry and its basis on the work of J. B. Say, drawing on writings by Ralph Raico, Leonard Liggio, David M. Hart and Walter E. Grinder

	Topic:	Conservatism	Political philosophy that emphasizes respect for traditional institutions
		Articles	Libertarians of Will, Intellect, and Action Keynote address to the Libertarian Party Convention; based on the "Turning Point, 1777/1977" convention theme, compares the American Revolution against the British with the contemporary libertarian situation versus the state
			Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left"

	Topic:	Constant, Benjamin	18th/19th Franco-Swiss author
		Articles	Libertarian Class Analysis Examines the class analysis of Charles Comte, Charles Dunoyer and Augustin Thierry and its basis on the work of J. B. Say, drawing on writings by Ralph Raico, Leonard Liggio, David M. Hart and Walter E. Grinder

	Topic:	Corporatism	Socio-economic system in which large businesses exert influence over and benefit from government policies
		Articles	Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left"

	Topic:	Declaration of Independence, United States	The document that formed the United States of America
		Articles	Libertarians of Will, Intellect, and Action Keynote address to the Libertarian Party Convention; based on the "Turning Point, 1777/1977" convention theme, compares the American Revolution against the British with the contemporary libertarian situation versus the state

	Topic:	France	Territory in western Europe, ruled since 1958 by the République Française
		Articles	Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left"

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	Libertarians of Will, Intellect, and Action Keynote address to the Libertarian Party Convention; based on the "Turning Point, 1777/1977" convention theme, compares the American Revolution against the British with the contemporary libertarian situation versus the state
			Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left"
			Libertarian Class Analysis Examines the class analysis of Charles Comte, Charles Dunoyer and Augustin Thierry and its basis on the work of J. B. Say, drawing on writings by Ralph Raico, Leonard Liggio, David M. Hart and Walter E. Grinder

	Topic:	Libertarian Party	United States
		Articles	Libertarians of Will, Intellect, and Action Keynote address to the Libertarian Party Convention; based on the "Turning Point, 1777/1977" convention theme, compares the American Revolution against the British with the contemporary libertarian situation versus the state

	Topic:	Locke, John	17th century English philosopher
		Articles	Libertarians of Will, Intellect, and Action Keynote address to the Libertarian Party Convention; based on the "Turning Point, 1777/1977" convention theme, compares the American Revolution against the British with the contemporary libertarian situation versus the state

	Topic:	New Hampshire	Motto: Live Free or Die - ratified Constitution 21 Jun 1788
		Articles	Libertarians of Will, Intellect, and Action Keynote address to the Libertarian Party Convention; based on the "Turning Point, 1777/1977" convention theme, compares the American Revolution against the British with the contemporary libertarian situation versus the state

	Topic:	On the Waterfront	1954 movie, in which a young dock worker takes on the Mob-connected boss
		Videos	On the Waterfront - Trailer

	Topic:	Paine, Thomas	American Revolutionary leader, author of the Common Sense pamphlet
		Articles	Libertarians of Will, Intellect, and Action Keynote address to the Libertarian Party Convention; based on the "Turning Point, 1777/1977" convention theme, compares the American Revolution against the British with the contemporary libertarian situation versus the state

	Topic:	Property	Tangible goods owned or claimed by one or more individuals
		Articles	Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left"

	Topic:	Rothbard, Murray	Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
		Articles	Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left"
		Writings	Libertarians of Will, Intellect, and Action Keynote address to the Libertarian Party Convention; based on the "Turning Point, 1777/1977" convention theme, compares the American Revolution against the British with the contemporary libertarian situation versus the state

	Topic:	Say, Jean-Baptiste	18th-19th century French economist
		Articles	Libertarian Class Analysis Examines the class analysis of Charles Comte, Charles Dunoyer and Augustin Thierry and its basis on the work of J. B. Say, drawing on writings by Ralph Raico, Leonard Liggio, David M. Hart and Walter E. Grinder

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Libertarians of Will, Intellect, and Action Keynote address to the Libertarian Party Convention; based on the "Turning Point, 1777/1977" convention theme, compares the American Revolution against the British with the contemporary libertarian situation versus the state
			Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left"

	Topic:	Tucker, Benjamin	American individualist anarchist, publisher of the 19th century Liberty periodical
		Articles	Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left"

14 Jun 2022
	Topic:	American War Between the States	Conflict between the U.S. northern and southern states, which seceded to form the Confederacy
		Articles	Les Economistes Libertaires Discusses the French economists of the 19th century and in particular Gustave de Molinari and his thoughts on the provision of security and defense services by private agencies

	Topic:	Anarchism	Political philosophy that considers government unnecessary and advocates instead a stateless society
		Articles	James M. Buchanan and the Rebirth of Political Economy Examines Buchanan's contributions in bursting the "romantic vision of political science," advancing subjectivism as a challenge to modern economics formalism and re-integrating moral philosophy into economics

	Topic:	Banking	The business of accepting deposits and lending money
		Articles	Les Economistes Libertaires Discusses the French economists of the 19th century and in particular Gustave de Molinari and his thoughts on the provision of security and defense services by private agencies

	Topic:	Boettke, Peter	Professor of economics at George Mason University and editor of Review of Austrian Economics
		Writings	James M. Buchanan and the Rebirth of Political Economy Examines Buchanan's contributions in bursting the "romantic vision of political science," advancing subjectivism as a challenge to modern economics formalism and re-integrating moral philosophy into economics

	Topic:	Buchanan, James M.	1986 Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences
		Articles	James M. Buchanan and the Rebirth of Political Economy Examines Buchanan's contributions in bursting the "romantic vision of political science," advancing subjectivism as a challenge to modern economics formalism and re-integrating moral philosophy into economics

	Topic:	Children	Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents
		Articles	Les Economistes Libertaires Discusses the French economists of the 19th century and in particular Gustave de Molinari and his thoughts on the provision of security and defense services by private agencies

	Topic:	Communism	Socio-economic system in which private property rights are eliminated
		Articles	Les Economistes Libertaires Discusses the French economists of the 19th century and in particular Gustave de Molinari and his thoughts on the provision of security and defense services by private agencies

	Topic:	Economics	Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends
		Articles	James M. Buchanan and the Rebirth of Political Economy Examines Buchanan's contributions in bursting the "romantic vision of political science," advancing subjectivism as a challenge to modern economics formalism and re-integrating moral philosophy into economics

	Topic:	Education, Compulsory	Attendance in schools that is mandated by laws
		Articles	Les Economistes Libertaires Discusses the French economists of the 19th century and in particular Gustave de Molinari and his thoughts on the provision of security and defense services by private agencies

	Topic:	Free Market	The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State
		Articles	James M. Buchanan and the Rebirth of Political Economy Examines Buchanan's contributions in bursting the "romantic vision of political science," advancing subjectivism as a challenge to modern economics formalism and re-integrating moral philosophy into economics
			Les Economistes Libertaires Discusses the French economists of the 19th century and in particular Gustave de Molinari and his thoughts on the provision of security and defense services by private agencies

	Topic:	Invasion of the Body Snatchers	1956 science-fiction movie about alien "pods" taking over individuals in a small town
		Videos	Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Trailer

	Topic:	Knight, Frank	20th century American economist of the Chicago School
		Articles	James M. Buchanan and the Rebirth of Political Economy Examines Buchanan's contributions in bursting the "romantic vision of political science," advancing subjectivism as a challenge to modern economics formalism and re-integrating moral philosophy into economics

	Topic:	Molinari, Gustave de	19th century Belgian/French economist, considered the originator of market-anarchism
		Articles	Les Economistes Libertaires Discusses the French economists of the 19th century and in particular Gustave de Molinari and his thoughts on the provision of security and defense services by private agencies

	Topic:	Money	The most commonly used medium of exchange
		Videos	"I Want My Bailout Money" - Mike Adams - Video Mashup Hip hop satire song about Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury policies

	Topic:	Narveson, Jan	Professor of philosophy at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and author of The Libertarian Idea
		Articles	Jan Narveson - Libertarian Biographical profile, photograph and quote; part of the Advocates for Self-Government "Libertarian Celebrities" profiles

	Topic:	Politics	The practices of guiding, influencing or controlling government
		Articles	James M. Buchanan and the Rebirth of Political Economy Examines Buchanan's contributions in bursting the "romantic vision of political science," advancing subjectivism as a challenge to modern economics formalism and re-integrating moral philosophy into economics

	Topic:	Prices	Convey information between buyers and sellers
		Articles	Les Economistes Libertaires Discusses the French economists of the 19th century and in particular Gustave de Molinari and his thoughts on the provision of security and defense services by private agencies

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	James M. Buchanan and the Rebirth of Political Economy Examines Buchanan's contributions in bursting the "romantic vision of political science," advancing subjectivism as a challenge to modern economics formalism and re-integrating moral philosophy into economics
			Jan Narveson - Libertarian Biographical profile, photograph and quote; part of the Advocates for Self-Government "Libertarian Celebrities" profiles
			Les Economistes Libertaires Discusses the French economists of the 19th century and in particular Gustave de Molinari and his thoughts on the provision of security and defense services by private agencies

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	Les Economistes Libertaires Discusses the French economists of the 19th century and in particular Gustave de Molinari and his thoughts on the provision of security and defense services by private agencies

13 Jun 2022
	Topic:	Ayau, Manuel	Founder of the Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala
		Writings	The Impoverishing Effects of Foreign Aid Analyzes the 1980s debt crisis, from the viewpoint of creditor and debtor countries, suggesting some solutions such as removing trade barriers, ending debtor government interventionist policies and creditor government foreign aid and subsidized bail-outs

	Topic:	Brazil	Territory in eastern South America, ruled since 1988 by the República Federativa do Brasil
		Articles	The Impoverishing Effects of Foreign Aid Analyzes the 1980s debt crisis, from the viewpoint of creditor and debtor countries, suggesting some solutions such as removing trade barriers, ending debtor government interventionist policies and creditor government foreign aid and subsidized bail-outs

	Topic:	Capitalism	Economic system where the means of production are privately owned
		Articles	The Impoverishing Effects of Foreign Aid Analyzes the 1980s debt crisis, from the viewpoint of creditor and debtor countries, suggesting some solutions such as removing trade barriers, ending debtor government interventionist policies and creditor government foreign aid and subsidized bail-outs

	Topic:	Constant, Benjamin	18th/19th Franco-Swiss author
		Articles	Individual Liberty and Civil Society Reflects on Benjamin Constant's lecture "The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns" on what liberty meant to the ancient Greeks vs. the 19th century Europeans and Americans and about the 20th century reversion to statism

	Topic:	Ebeling, Richard	Professor of economics, former president of the Foundation for Economic Education
		Writings	Individual Liberty and Civil Society Reflects on Benjamin Constant's lecture "The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns" on what liberty meant to the ancient Greeks vs. the 19th century Europeans and Americans and about the 20th century reversion to statism

	Topic:	Economics	Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends
		Articles	The Impoverishing Effects of Foreign Aid Analyzes the 1980s debt crisis, from the viewpoint of creditor and debtor countries, suggesting some solutions such as removing trade barriers, ending debtor government interventionist policies and creditor government foreign aid and subsidized bail-outs

	Topic:	Fahrenheit 451	1966 movie based on the Ray Bradbury novel depicting a society where books have been outlawed
		Videos	Fahrenheit 451 1966 Trailer \| Oskar Werner

	Topic:	Farewell My Concubine	1993 Chinese film recounting the life of two Beijing Opera performers
		Videos	1993 Farewell My Concubine - Official Trailer 1 Touchstone Pictures Touchstone Home Video trailer, narrated, with list of awards and reviewers' comments

	Topic:	Hayek, Friedrich	1974 Nobel Prize winner in Economics Sciences
		Articles	Individual Liberty and Civil Society Reflects on Benjamin Constant's lecture "The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns" on what liberty meant to the ancient Greeks vs. the 19th century Europeans and Americans and about the 20th century reversion to statism

	Topic:	Hazlitt, Henry	Journalist, author of Economics in One Lesson
		Articles	The Impoverishing Effects of Foreign Aid Analyzes the 1980s debt crisis, from the viewpoint of creditor and debtor countries, suggesting some solutions such as removing trade barriers, ending debtor government interventionist policies and creditor government foreign aid and subsidized bail-outs

	Topic:	Libertarian Party	United States
		Articles	The 1977 Libertarian Party National Convention Recounts the main events of the convention, highlighting several of the speakers and their messages

	Topic:	Liberty, Individual	Enjoyment by individuals of social, political and economic rights
		Articles	Individual Liberty and Civil Society Reflects on Benjamin Constant's lecture "The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns" on what liberty meant to the ancient Greeks vs. the 19th century Europeans and Americans and about the 20th century reversion to statism

	Topic:	Society	Grouping of individuals interacting with each other
		Articles	Individual Liberty and Civil Society Reflects on Benjamin Constant's lecture "The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns" on what liberty meant to the ancient Greeks vs. the 19th century Europeans and Americans and about the 20th century reversion to statism

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Individual Liberty and Civil Society Reflects on Benjamin Constant's lecture "The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns" on what liberty meant to the ancient Greeks vs. the 19th century Europeans and Americans and about the 20th century reversion to statism
			The Impoverishing Effects of Foreign Aid Analyzes the 1980s debt crisis, from the viewpoint of creditor and debtor countries, suggesting some solutions such as removing trade barriers, ending debtor government interventionist policies and creditor government foreign aid and subsidized bail-outs

10 Jun 2022
	Topic:	Arms, Right to Keep and Bear	Right of individuals to own firearms
		Interviews	Transcript of Tom Selleck and Rosie O'Donnell's NRA Discussion

	Topic:	Bush, George W.	Forty-third President of the United States
		Articles	Impeach the American People! Comments on proposals to impeach (or otherwise bring to justice) George W. Bush and others in his administration, countering that most Americans didn't do their part under the alleged "social contract"
			If the State Falls, Does Society Crumble? Discusses the situation in Iraq four years after the 2003 invasion and evaluates the question of "just how integral is the state to society?"

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out"

	Topic:	Democratic Party	United States
		Articles	Impeach the American People! Comments on proposals to impeach (or otherwise bring to justice) George W. Bush and others in his administration, countering that most Americans didn't do their part under the alleged "social contract"

	Topic:	Doctor Zhivago	1965 Oscar-winning movie about life around the time of the 1917 Russian Revolution
		Videos	Doctor Zhivago - Original Theatrical Trailer

	Topic:	Founding Fathers	Leading individuals in founding of the United States
		Articles	Impeach the American People! Comments on proposals to impeach (or otherwise bring to justice) George W. Bush and others in his administration, countering that most Americans didn't do their part under the alleged "social contract"

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Impeach the American People! Comments on proposals to impeach (or otherwise bring to justice) George W. Bush and others in his administration, countering that most Americans didn't do their part under the alleged "social contract"

	Topic:	Hayek, Friedrich	1974 Nobel Prize winner in Economics Sciences
		Articles	How Star Wars Can Lead America Off the Dark Path Examines the first two Star Wars trilogies, drawing parallels to 20th and 21st century U.S. and world history, and draws lessons from the films that could help the United States from "giving in to the dark side"

	Topic:	Higgs, Robert	Senior Fellow in Political Economy for The Independent Institute
		Articles	How Star Wars Can Lead America Off the Dark Path Examines the first two Star Wars trilogies, drawing parallels to 20th and 21st century U.S. and world history, and draws lessons from the films that could help the United States from "giving in to the dark side"

	Topic:	Law	Set of rules and guidelines intended to influence social behavior
		Articles	The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out"

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	I Can't Help That I'm a Libertarian Explains why libertarians hold the beliefs they do, in contrast to political conventional wisdom, and why they cannot be silent about them

	Topic:	Logic	The science that studies the principles of valid reasoning and argument
		Articles	I Can't Help That I'm a Libertarian Explains why libertarians hold the beliefs they do, in contrast to political conventional wisdom, and why they cannot be silent about them

	Topic:	Non-aggression Principle	The libertarian principle that no person should initiate force against another
		Articles	How Star Wars Can Lead America Off the Dark Path Examines the first two Star Wars trilogies, drawing parallels to 20th and 21st century U.S. and world history, and draws lessons from the films that could help the United States from "giving in to the dark side"

	Topic:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	I Can't Help That I'm a Libertarian Explains why libertarians hold the beliefs they do, in contrast to political conventional wisdom, and why they cannot be silent about them

	Topic:	Russia	Territory in eastern Europe and northern Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
		Videos	Doctor Zhivago - Original Theatrical Trailer

	Topic:	Shaffer, Butler	Professor of law at Southwestern University
		Writings	Impeach the American People! Comments on proposals to impeach (or otherwise bring to justice) George W. Bush and others in his administration, countering that most Americans didn't do their part under the alleged "social contract"

	Topic:	Society	Grouping of individuals interacting with each other
		Articles	The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out"
			If the State Falls, Does Society Crumble? Discusses the situation in Iraq four years after the 2003 invasion and evaluates the question of "just how integral is the state to society?"

	Topic:	Star Wars	1977 science fiction movie, known as "Episode IV: A New Hope", first release of the series
		Articles	How Star Wars Can Lead America Off the Dark Path Examines the first two Star Wars trilogies, drawing parallels to 20th and 21st century U.S. and world history, and draws lessons from the films that could help the United States from "giving in to the dark side"

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Impeach the American People! Comments on proposals to impeach (or otherwise bring to justice) George W. Bush and others in his administration, countering that most Americans didn't do their part under the alleged "social contract"
			If the State Falls, Does Society Crumble? Discusses the situation in Iraq four years after the 2003 invasion and evaluates the question of "just how integral is the state to society?"
			I Can't Help That I'm a Libertarian Explains why libertarians hold the beliefs they do, in contrast to political conventional wisdom, and why they cannot be silent about them
			How Star Wars Can Lead America Off the Dark Path Examines the first two Star Wars trilogies, drawing parallels to 20th and 21st century U.S. and world history, and draws lessons from the films that could help the United States from "giving in to the dark side"

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out"

	Topic:	Terrorism	The systematic use of violence to attempt to achieve ideological goals
		Articles	How Star Wars Can Lead America Off the Dark Path Examines the first two Star Wars trilogies, drawing parallels to 20th and 21st century U.S. and world history, and draws lessons from the films that could help the United States from "giving in to the dark side"

	Topic:	United States	Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America
		Articles	How Star Wars Can Lead America Off the Dark Path Examines the first two Star Wars trilogies, drawing parallels to 20th and 21st century U.S. and world history, and draws lessons from the films that could help the United States from "giving in to the dark side"

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	I Can't Help That I'm a Libertarian Explains why libertarians hold the beliefs they do, in contrast to political conventional wisdom, and why they cannot be silent about them
			How Star Wars Can Lead America Off the Dark Path Examines the first two Star Wars trilogies, drawing parallels to 20th and 21st century U.S. and world history, and draws lessons from the films that could help the United States from "giving in to the dark side"

9 Jun 2022
	Topic:	American Revolutionary War	The war for American independence from Great Britain
		Articles	How Nationalism and Socialism Arose from the French Revolution Examines how three crucial ideas (liberalism, nationalism and socialism) emerged around the same time (18th and 19th century) and how they depended on the rise of the modern people's state

	Topic:	Bastiat, Frédéric	19th century French economist
		Articles	How Nationalism and Socialism Arose from the French Revolution Examines how three crucial ideas (liberalism, nationalism and socialism) emerged around the same time (18th and 19th century) and how they depended on the rise of the modern people's state

	Topic:	Bill of Rights, United States	First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
		Articles	H.L. Mencken: The Joyous Libertarian Examines the themes and style in Mencken's writings, mainly from the self-selected pieces in A Mencken Chrestomathy

	Topic:	Constant, Benjamin	18th/19th Franco-Swiss author
		Articles	How Nationalism and Socialism Arose from the French Revolution Examines how three crucial ideas (liberalism, nationalism and socialism) emerged around the same time (18th and 19th century) and how they depended on the rise of the modern people's state

	Topic:	Liberty, Individual	Enjoyment by individuals of social, political and economic rights
		Articles	How Nationalism and Socialism Arose from the French Revolution Examines how three crucial ideas (liberalism, nationalism and socialism) emerged around the same time (18th and 19th century) and how they depended on the rise of the modern people's state

	Topic:	Locke, John	17th century English philosopher
		Articles	How Nationalism and Socialism Arose from the French Revolution Examines how three crucial ideas (liberalism, nationalism and socialism) emerged around the same time (18th and 19th century) and how they depended on the rise of the modern people's state

	Topic:	Mises, Ludwig von	Austrian school economist, author of Human Action
		Articles	How Nationalism and Socialism Arose from the French Revolution Examines how three crucial ideas (liberalism, nationalism and socialism) emerged around the same time (18th and 19th century) and how they depended on the rise of the modern people's state

	Topic:	Socialism	Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control
		Articles	How Nationalism and Socialism Arose from the French Revolution Examines how three crucial ideas (liberalism, nationalism and socialism) emerged around the same time (18th and 19th century) and how they depended on the rise of the modern people's state

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	How Nationalism and Socialism Arose from the French Revolution Examines how three crucial ideas (liberalism, nationalism and socialism) emerged around the same time (18th and 19th century) and how they depended on the rise of the modern people's state

	Topic:	Z	1969 Costa-Gavras thriller about the inquiry into the murder of a politician advocating nuclear disarmament
		Videos	Z 40th anniversary trailer

8 Jun 2022
	Topic:	Boom Town	1940 adventure film about two oil wildcatters
		Videos	Boom Town - Original Theatrical Trailer

	Topic:	Childs, Roy	Editor of Libertarian Review (1977-1981) and lead book reviewer for Laissez Faire Books (1984-1992)
		Writings	Henry Hazlitt: An Appreciation Tribute to Hazlitt on his 91st birthday, reviews his career and works

	Topic:	Ebeling, Richard	Professor of economics, former president of the Foundation for Economic Education
		Writings	Henry Hazlitt: An Appreciation Tribute to Hazlitt on his 91st birthday, reviews his career and works

	Topic:	Hayek, Friedrich	1974 Nobel Prize winner in Economics Sciences
		Articles	Henry Hazlitt: An Appreciation Tribute to Hazlitt on his 91st birthday, reviews his career and works

	Topic:	Hazlitt, Henry	Journalist, author of Economics in One Lesson
		Articles	Henry Hazlitt: An Appreciation Tribute to Hazlitt on his 91st birthday, reviews his career and works

	Topic:	Law	Set of rules and guidelines intended to influence social behavior
		Articles	Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 3 Further examination of themes in "Civil Disobedience", including unjust laws, politicians and reformers, voting, when to resist the state and the influence on Gandhi

	Topic:	McElroy, Wendy	Author, individualist feminist
		Writings	Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 3 Further examination of themes in "Civil Disobedience", including unjust laws, politicians and reformers, voting, when to resist the state and the influence on Gandhi

	Topic:	Mises, Ludwig von	Austrian school economist, author of Human Action
		Articles	Henry Hazlitt: An Appreciation Tribute to Hazlitt on his 91st birthday, reviews his career and works

	Topic:	Nonviolent Resistance	Opposition to statist and authoritarian forces using protests, non-cooperation and other nonviolent methods
		Articles	Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 3 Further examination of themes in "Civil Disobedience", including unjust laws, politicians and reformers, voting, when to resist the state and the influence on Gandhi

	Topic:	Personal Responsibility	Accepting the consequences of one's actions
		Articles	Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 3 Further examination of themes in "Civil Disobedience", including unjust laws, politicians and reformers, voting, when to resist the state and the influence on Gandhi

	Topic:	Resistance to Civil Government	Essay by Thoreau, retitled posthumously as "Civil Disobedience", in which he argued that individuals have a duty to resist government-imposed injustice
		Articles	Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 1 After some background and biographical material, describes the event (Thoreau's imprisonment) that led to writing "Civil Disobedience" and Thoreau's reaction to those who paid the tax on his behalf, his jailers, his neighbors and Ralph Waldo Emerson
			Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 3 Further examination of themes in "Civil Disobedience", including unjust laws, politicians and reformers, voting, when to resist the state and the influence on Gandhi

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Henry Hazlitt: An Appreciation Tribute to Hazlitt on his 91st birthday, reviews his career and works
			Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 3 Further examination of themes in "Civil Disobedience", including unjust laws, politicians and reformers, voting, when to resist the state and the influence on Gandhi

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 1 After some background and biographical material, describes the event (Thoreau's imprisonment) that led to writing "Civil Disobedience" and Thoreau's reaction to those who paid the tax on his behalf, his jailers, his neighbors and Ralph Waldo Emerson

	Topic:	Thoreau, Henry David	Nineteenth-century American author, noted for the essay "Civil Disobedience"
		Articles	Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 3 Further examination of themes in "Civil Disobedience", including unjust laws, politicians and reformers, voting, when to resist the state and the influence on Gandhi

	Topic:	Topics

	Topic:	Voting	Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots
		Articles	Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 3 Further examination of themes in "Civil Disobedience", including unjust laws, politicians and reformers, voting, when to resist the state and the influence on Gandhi

7 Jun 2022
	Topic:	Bastiat, Frédéric	19th century French economist
		Articles	Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings

	Topic:	Casablanca	1942 Oscar-winning movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
		Videos	Casablanca - Original Theatrical Trailer

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Articles	Gustave de Molinari on States and Defense Examines Molinari's conception of states, including democracies, and their role in defense, as well as his proposal for agencies to provide defense against external aggressors

	Topic:	Deregulation	Elimination of laws and rules imposed on an industry
		Articles	The Futility of State-Directed "Market Reform": Deregulation Analyzes how so-called "deregulation" actually works, with examples from electrical utilities

	Topic:	Drugs, War on	Legislation and enforcement actions against substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous
		Articles	Freedom, Virtue, and Responsibility, Part 1 Examines some of the reasons why so many believe that drug legalization is a bad idea and that the war on drugs should go on, pointing out that not even penitentaries, German concentration camps or police states are drug free

	Topic:	Electric Power	The production and distribution of electricity
		Articles	The Futility of State-Directed "Market Reform": Deregulation Analyzes how so-called "deregulation" actually works, with examples from electrical utilities

	Topic:	Free Market	The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State
		Articles	The Futility of State-Directed "Market Reform": Privatization Examines how so-called "privatization" typically works, with examples from various industries and how Carson thinks it ought to work

	Topic:	Hornberger, Jacob	President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Freedom, Virtue, and Responsibility, Part 1 Examines some of the reasons why so many believe that drug legalization is a bad idea and that the war on drugs should go on, pointing out that not even penitentaries, German concentration camps or police states are drug free

	Topic:	Liberty Fund	Educational foundation founded in 1960 by Pierre F. Goodrich

	Topic:	Molinari, Gustave de	19th century Belgian/French economist, considered the originator of market-anarchism
		Articles	Gustave de Molinari on States and Defense Examines Molinari's conception of states, including democracies, and their role in defense, as well as his proposal for agencies to provide defense against external aggressors

	Topic:	Morocco	Territory in northwest Africa, ruled since 1956 by the al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
		Videos	Casablanca - Original Theatrical Trailer

	Topic:	Personal Responsibility	Accepting the consequences of one's actions
		Articles	Freedom, Virtue, and Responsibility, Part 1 Examines some of the reasons why so many believe that drug legalization is a bad idea and that the war on drugs should go on, pointing out that not even penitentaries, German concentration camps or police states are drug free

	Topic:	Private Property	Ownership of assets by individuals or non-governmental legal entities
		Articles	The Futility of State-Directed "Market Reform": Privatization Examines how so-called "privatization" typically works, with examples from various industries and how Carson thinks it ought to work

	Topic:	Property Rights	Rights of an owner to use and dispose of assets
		Articles	Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings

	Topic:	Rothbard, Murray	Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
		Articles	Gustave de Molinari on States and Defense Examines Molinari's conception of states, including democracies, and their role in defense, as well as his proposal for agencies to provide defense against external aggressors

	Topic:	Society	Grouping of individuals interacting with each other
		Articles	Freedom, Virtue, and Responsibility, Part 1 Examines some of the reasons why so many believe that drug legalization is a bad idea and that the war on drugs should go on, pointing out that not even penitentaries, German concentration camps or police states are drug free
			Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings

	Topic:	Stateless Society, Center for a	Dedicated to building public awareness of, and support for, market anarchism

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Freedom, Virtue, and Responsibility, Part 1 Examines some of the reasons why so many believe that drug legalization is a bad idea and that the war on drugs should go on, pointing out that not even penitentaries, German concentration camps or police states are drug free
			The Futility of State-Directed "Market Reform": Privatization Examines how so-called "privatization" typically works, with examples from various industries and how Carson thinks it ought to work
			The Futility of State-Directed "Market Reform": Deregulation Analyzes how so-called "deregulation" actually works, with examples from electrical utilities
			Gustave de Molinari on States and Defense Examines Molinari's conception of states, including democracies, and their role in defense, as well as his proposal for agencies to provide defense against external aggressors

	Topic:	Stromberg, Joseph R.	Historian, research fellow at The Independent Institute
		Writings	Gustave de Molinari on States and Defense Examines Molinari's conception of states, including democracies, and their role in defense, as well as his proposal for agencies to provide defense against external aggressors

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	Gustave de Molinari on States and Defense Examines Molinari's conception of states, including democracies, and their role in defense, as well as his proposal for agencies to provide defense against external aggressors

6 Jun 2022
	Topic:	Arizona	The Grand Canyon State
		Articles	Fighting Discrimination without the Government Comments on an amendment to Arizona's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), about discrimination by non-government individuals or groups

	Topic:	Association, Freedom of	The right of the people to meet or associate with others for peaceful purposes
		Articles	Fighting Discrimination without the Government Comments on an amendment to Arizona's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), about discrimination by non-government individuals or groups

	Topic:	Braveheart	1995 movie that recounts the story of William Wallace
		Videos	Braveheart - Trailer Includes AFI-nominated quote: "They may take away our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!"

	Topic:	Childs, Roy	Editor of Libertarian Review (1977-1981) and lead book reviewer for Laissez Faire Books (1984-1992)
		Interviews	Faculty Spotlight Interview: Jeff Riggenbach Topics discussed include Austrian economics, the Mises Institute, the people who inspired Riggenbach, alternate career paths, hobbies, his book Why American History is Not What They Say and revisionist history

	Topic:	Economics, Austrian	The school of economic thought founded by Carl Menger
		Interviews	Faculty Spotlight Interview: Jeff Riggenbach Topics discussed include Austrian economics, the Mises Institute, the people who inspired Riggenbach, alternate career paths, hobbies, his book Why American History is Not What They Say and revisionist history

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	Fighting Discrimination without the Government Comments on an amendment to Arizona's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), about discrimination by non-government individuals or groups

	Topic:	Man versus the State, The	Book authored by Herbert Spencer in which he argued that liberalism was transforming itself into a despotic movement, published in 1884
		Books	The Man Versus The State Contents: The New Toryism - The Coming Slavery - The Sins of Legislators - The Great Political Superstition; electronic version of the 1992 Liberty Fund edition available at the Library of Economics and Liberty
			The Man Versus the State: With Six Essays on Government, Society, and Freedom

	Topic:	Mises Institute	Research and education in classical liberalism, libertarian political theory, and Austrian School of economics
		Interviews	Faculty Spotlight Interview: Jeff Riggenbach Topics discussed include Austrian economics, the Mises Institute, the people who inspired Riggenbach, alternate career paths, hobbies, his book Why American History is Not What They Say and revisionist history

	Topic:	Morley, Felix	20th century American journalist, editor of the Washington Post and Human Events
		Articles	Felix Morley: The Journalist Philosopher Biographical essay based on Morley's autobiography For the Record, contrasting the Brontë sisters with the Morley brothers (Christopher, Felix and Frank) but focusing on Felix

	Topic:	Politics	The practices of guiding, influencing or controlling government
		Articles	Felix Morley: The Journalist Philosopher Biographical essay based on Morley's autobiography For the Record, contrasting the Brontë sisters with the Morley brothers (Christopher, Felix and Frank) but focusing on Felix

	Topic:	Riggenbach, Jeff	Journalist, broadcaster, columnist, former executive editor of The Libertarian Review
		Interviews	Faculty Spotlight Interview: Jeff Riggenbach Topics discussed include Austrian economics, the Mises Institute, the people who inspired Riggenbach, alternate career paths, hobbies, his book Why American History is Not What They Say and revisionist history

	Topic:	Rothbard, Murray	Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
		Interviews	Faculty Spotlight Interview: Jeff Riggenbach Topics discussed include Austrian economics, the Mises Institute, the people who inspired Riggenbach, alternate career paths, hobbies, his book Why American History is Not What They Say and revisionist history

	Topic:	Say, Jean-Baptiste	18th-19th century French economist
		Articles	Frederic Bastiat, Ingenious Champion for Liberty and Peace Biographical essay of Frédéric Bastiat, covering those who influenced him as well as those influenced by him, his writings (including correspondence with his friend Coudroy), his roles in the French Constituent and Legistative Assemblies and his legacy

	Topic:	Scotland	Territory in the north of the island of Great Britain, ruled since 1707 by the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, the Pàrlamaid na h-Alba and the Riaghaltas na h-Alba
		Videos	Braveheart - Trailer Includes AFI-nominated quote: "They may take away our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!"

	Topic:	Socialism	Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control
		Articles	Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850): Between the French and Marginalist Revolutions Biographical and bibliographical essay which also analyzes Bastiat's ideas in relation to the Austrian School

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Felix Morley: The Journalist Philosopher Biographical essay based on Morley's autobiography For the Record, contrasting the Brontë sisters with the Morley brothers (Christopher, Felix and Frank) but focusing on Felix
			Fighting Discrimination without the Government Comments on an amendment to Arizona's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), about discrimination by non-government individuals or groups
		Interviews	Faculty Spotlight Interview: Jeff Riggenbach Topics discussed include Austrian economics, the Mises Institute, the people who inspired Riggenbach, alternate career paths, hobbies, his book Why American History is Not What They Say and revisionist history

	Topic:	Technology	Practical application of engineering or technical processes
		Articles	Felix Morley: The Journalist Philosopher Biographical essay based on Morley's autobiography For the Record, contrasting the Brontë sisters with the Morley brothers (Christopher, Felix and Frank) but focusing on Felix